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Re:The surprisingly difficult problem of user-defined order ... by raverbashing on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:39AM (#25802091)
Pretty much. Also, how long do you expect the list to be? 10 items? 100 items? If the user is ordering them manually, then if it's 100 items there are other issues to consider rather than just the order

Keeping a space between the items and reordering/"defraging" periodically might be easier.

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